The Kaohsiung MRT

Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit

The Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System is a rapid transit system covering metropolitan Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Construction of the KMRT started in October 2001. The Red Line and the Orange Line opened on March 9 and September 14, 2008, respectively...

 Central Park Station is a station on the Red Line in Sinsing District

Sinsing District

Sinsing District is a downtown district of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.-External links:*...

, Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...

, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. The station is named after the nearby Central Park.

Station Overview

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

 and three exits. It is 197 meters long and is located at the intersections of Zhongshan 1st Rd., Minsheng 2nd Rd., and Wufu 3rd Rd.

It was originally planned to be named "Shinkuchan Station", but was later changed to its current name. The station was designed by British architect Richard Rogers

Richard Rogers

Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside CH Kt FRIBA FCSD is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs....

. Windmill-shaped flowers cover the courtyard grass areas.

Station Layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms (West side outside fare zone, near Exit 1)
B2	Platform 1	← Red Line toward Siaogang Siaogang Station The Kaohsiung MRT Siaogang Station is a terminus on the Red Line in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station overview:The station is a two-level underground station with an island platform and four exits. It is 215 meters long and is located at the intersection of Yanhai Rd. and Hanmin Rd...  (Sanduo Shopping District Sanduo Shopping District Station The Kaohsiung MRT Sanduo Shopping District Station is a station on the Red Line in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named after the Sanduo Shopping District.-Station Overview:... )
	Island platform Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... , Door open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Red Line toward Ciaotou Ciaotou Station Ciaotou Station or Qiaotou Station is a railway station located at Qiaotou District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line and Kaohsiung MRT Red Line.-Station Overview:...  (Formosa Boulevard Formosa Boulevard Station The Kaohsiung MRT Formosa Boulevard Station is a metro station located in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung. It is a transfer station between the Red Line and the Orange Line.-Overview:... ) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Central Park, Urban Spotlight
• Exit 2: Sinsing High School, Datong 262 Shopping District
• Exit 3: Sinsing Elementary School, Chunghwa Telecom
  Chunghwa Telecom
  Chunghwa Telecom is the largest telecommunications company in Taiwan. It has its headquarters in Zhongzheng District, Taipei on the remains of the old Taipei Prison.- History :...
  
  

Around the Station

• Shinkuchan
• Central Park
• Urban Spotlight Arcade
  Urban Spotlight Arcade
  The Urban Spotlight Arcade in Kaohsiung spans from the roundabout of Wu-Fu 3rd Road and Chung-Hua Road to the intersection of Wu-Fu 3rd Road and Chung-Shan road. It is famous for its light decoration in the evening. The nearby shopping area attracts many fashion lovers and fun seekers.-External...
  
  
• Talee's Department Store
• Star Place Department Store
• Datong Department Store (Wufu Branch)
• Sinsing High School
• Sinsing Elementary School
• Datong Elementary School
• Datong Hospital

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